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About Quantock Hills
This beautiful range of hills is a part of England where stags and deer can still be seen roaming freely. In many ways the scenic beauty of the hills is similar to Exmoor, but is lacking in Exmoor's romantic bare horizons for in many places the Quantocks are more heavily wooded.
The range of hills covers some 12 miles long, 3 miles wide at the highest point is around 1300 feet. It is particularly imposing and a sharp contrast to Somerset's flatter countryside sprawled out below the Mendip Hills. At the top, the landscape is covered with heather, bracken and bushes of wild fruit. From certain parts along the ridge it is possible to see the Bristol Channel and on a clear day you can see the dramatic panorama of the coast of Wales.
The forests of the Quantocks have never been Royal, following the Conquest it was split and parcelled out to Norman baron's, history records these lands have changed families less than in most areas, maybe this is the reason they remain unspoilt and very beautiful.
Beneath the hills there are lovely villages and a fertile landscape of farms with fields full of ripening corn. Exploring these little villages is well worth the time, for often you can come across the unexpected tucked away in a leafy lane!
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 | (2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction E) Holford lies in a peaceful wooded valley at the foot of the lovely Quantock Hills crowning the landscape where the county of Somerset sweeps towards the coast... Information | Pictures (3) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages |
 | (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction W) Minehead is a quintessential English seaside resort on the beautiful Somerset coast whose mild climate has been a magnet for visitors since Victorian times. At the end of Quay..... Information | Pictures (109) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages |
 | (11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction E) This invigorating Somerset coastal resort offers visitors a variety of experiences. It has a rich expanse of sand covering almost seven miles of coast, making it an idyllic resort for families with children... Information | Pictures (26) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages |
 | (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction W) Selworthy Green is the start of a picturesque walk through steep woodlands to the gorse-gold and heather clad summit of Selworthy Beacon from which there are magnificent views over the undulating countryside... Information | Pictures (19) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages |
 | (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction W) There really could be no finer example of the perfect English village than Luccombe.... Information | Pictures (2) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages |
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 | (2.3 miles, 3.8 km, direction S) Halsway Manor is unique residential Folk Centre set on the southern slopes of the Quantock Hills in West Somerset. Set in..... Information | Pictures (4) | Hotels |
 | (4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction SE) Home of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge... Information | Hotels |
 | (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction W) The high walls of Dunster Castle look down over the quaint village of Dunster from its imperious setting atop of a classically..... Information | Pictures (51) | Hotels |
| (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction W) Fully restored 18th century working watermill... Information | Hotels |
 | (8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction SE) Nature reserve and visitor centre. Headquarters of the Somerset Wildlife Trust... Information | Pictures (1) | Hotels |
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 |  The Hood Arms HotelKilve, Somerset, England (1.3 miles, 2.0 km, direction E)
The Hood Arms is a 17th century coaching inn situated at the foot of the beautiful Quantock hills and only a 15-minute walk from Kilve Beach....
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 | MoonfleatWest Quantoxhead, Somerset, England (2.0 miles, 3.1 km, direction SW)
Moonfleat is a 300 year old 2 bedroom cottage with panoramic views of Exmoor providing self-catering accommodation....
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 | The BarnBicknoller, Somerset, England (2.8 miles, 4.4 km, direction SW)
Meadowsweet Farm offers charming, award winning self-catering accommodation in thirty acres of meadow and woodland and chickens wandering the farmyard
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 | The Wagon HouseBicknoller, Somerset, England (2.8 miles, 4.4 km, direction SW)
Meadowsweet Farm offers charming, award winning self-catering accommodation in thirty acres of meadow and woodland and chickens wandering the farmyard
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 | The MillBicknoller, Somerset, England (2.8 miles, 4.4 km, direction SW)
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